Industrial PhD Position in Building Engineering

Updated: 3 months ago
Location: Old Montreal, QUEBEC
Job Type: FullTime
Deadline: 25 Feb 2024

12 Feb 2024
Job Information
Organisation/Company

Concordia University
Research Field

Engineering » Other
Researcher Profile

First Stage Researcher (R1)
Country

Canada
Application Deadline

25 Feb 2024 - 23:46 (America/Mexico_City)
Type of Contract

Temporary
Job Status

Full-time
Hours Per Week

40
Offer Starting Date

1 Sep 2024
Is the job funded through the EU Research Framework Programme?

Not funded by an EU programme
Is the Job related to staff position within a Research Infrastructure?

Yes

Offer Description

I am looking for strong PhD candidate(s) to work on occupant-centric optimization of building operations. Their research will entail developing data-driven techniques to improve both energy efficiency and occupant comfort in buildings, with specific topics focusing on

  • Advanced building control strategies (occupant-centric controls)
  • Grid-interactive buildings
  • Detailed investigations and modelling of occupant comfort
  • The candidate may work in collaboration with partners in both industry and/or academia . However, the position will be mainly supervised by Dr. Mohamed Ouf, who leads the Intelligent Buildings and Cities Lab at Concordia University, Montréal, QC Canada.


    Requirements
    Research Field
    Engineering » Other
    Education Level
    Master Degree or equivalent

    Skills/Qualifications
    • A recent MSc degree in an engineering discipline (Building, Mechanical, Architectural, Civil) or a related field
    • Experience in modelling building energy systems, and using at least one building simulation tool (e.g. Energy Plus, eQUEST, IESVE)
    • Strong background in statistics, data analytics and machine learning, as well as linear and non-linear optimization techniques
    • Strong technical writing skills and interest in producing high quality publications in top journals and conferences
    • Experience with programming languages (i.e., Python, MATLAB, etc.)
    • Excellent English written and oral communication skills (French is considered an asset)

    Languages
    ENGLISH
    Level
    Excellent

    Level
    Good

    Research Field
    Engineering » Other
    Years of Research Experience
    1 - 4

    Additional Information
    Work Location(s)
    Number of offers available
    1
    Company/Institute
    Concordia University
    Country
    Canada
    City
    Montreal
    Geofield


    Where to apply
    E-mail

    [email protected]

    Contact
    State/Province

    QC
    City

    Montreal
    Website

    https://www.concordia.ca
    E-Mail

    [email protected]

    STATUS: EXPIRED

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